News Storieshttp://www.southeast.edu/pathtourl/DescriptionThu, 22 Feb 2018 01:15:28 -0600http://www.southeast.edu/images/logo-mobile.pngNews Storieshttp://www.southeast.edu/pathtourl/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Science_instructor_wins_national_award/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Science_instructor_wins_national_award/Science instructor wins national award<p> Science instructor wins national award
Dan Fogell is honored by the American Association of Community Colleges.
Southeast Community College
science instructor Dan Fogell is the recipient of the Dale P. Parnell
Distinguished Faculty recognition by the American Association of Community
Colleges.
</p>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 16:58:50 -06002018-02-19T16:58:50-06:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Learn_to_Dream_is_a_perfect_fit_for_the_Jimenez_family/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Learn_to_Dream_is_a_perfect_fit_for_the_Jimenez_family/Learn to Dream is a perfect fit for the Jimenez family<p> Learn to Dream is a perfect fit for the Jimenez family
Three siblings benefit from the scholarship program.
Jessica Jimenez may only be
24 years old, but she’s already accomplished a lot, and it all started with the
Learn to Dream Scholarship at Southeast Community College.
“I knew I had to</p>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 15:40:17 -06002018-02-12T15:40:17-06:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Learn_to_Dream_celebrates_10-year_anniversary/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Learn_to_Dream_celebrates_10-year_anniversary/Learn to Dream celebrates 10-year anniversary<p> Learn to Dream celebrates 10-year anniversary
Scholarship program helps low-income students make college a reality.
When Connie Duncan retired
from Lincoln Public Schools as a special education teacher, she didn’t waste
much time before diving head first into her next role as a success coach for</p>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 10:31:45 -06002018-02-05T10:31:45-06:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Musical_about_quilting_at_Quilt_Museum_March_9,_10/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Musical_about_quilting_at_Quilt_Museum_March_9,_10/Musical about quilting at Quilt Museum March 9, 10<p> Musical about quilting at Quilt Museum March 9, 10
SCC production in conjunction with Quilt Museum's 10-year anniversary.
A musical about quilting is
the latest stage production to be performed by Southeast Community College
students and faculty. Theater instructor Dr. Jon Gruett will lead the cas</p>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:26:14 -06002018-02-02T15:26:14-06:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/SCC_s_new_restaurant_opens_this_Thursday,_Feb__1/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/SCC_s_new_restaurant_opens_this_Thursday,_Feb__1/SCC's new restaurant opens this Thursday, Feb. 1<p> "Course" opens this Thursday for lunch
SCC's new restaurant is open to the public every Thursday.
If you want to experience
fine dining in the Lincoln area, now is your chance. “Course” is Southeast
Community College’s newest attraction, an upscale dining establishment
featuring top-notch meals. </p>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 11:34:03 -06002018-01-30T11:34:03-06:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/New_Director_of_Advancement/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/New_Director_of_Advancement/New Director of Advancement<p> New Director of Advancement
Rick Blessen most recently at Doane University in similar role.
With 25 years of fundraising
experience, Rick Blessen of Crete is Southeast Community College’s first director
of advancement. Blessen most recently was the development director at Doane
University in Cret</p>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 09:58:06 -06002018-01-24T09:58:06-06:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Fall_Quarter_2017_Dean_s_List/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Fall_Quarter_2017_Dean_s_List/Fall Quarter 2017 Dean's List<p> Fall Quarter 2017 Dean's List
SCC releases names of students who earned spots on Spring Quarter Dean’s List
SCC releases Dean’s List for 2017 Fall Quarter
The Registration and Records Office at Southeast Community College has released the names of students who earned spots on the Dean’s List for t</p>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:15:02 -06002018-01-10T14:15:02-06:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/94-year_old_alum_dances_her_way_through_Continuing_Education_classes/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/94-year_old_alum_dances_her_way_through_Continuing_Education_classes/94-year old alum dances her way through Continuing Education classes<p> 94-year old alum dances her way through Continuing Education classes
Jo Anderson never stops learning.
Jo Anderson danced her way
into the 21 st Century and is still going strong. The 94-year-old is
living life to the fullest and would not do it any other way.
Anderson graduated from the
P</p>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 14:58:30 -06002018-01-04T14:58:30-06:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Sculpture_unveiled_at_new_culinary_space_on_SCC%E2%80%99s_Lincoln_Campus/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Sculpture_unveiled_at_new_culinary_space_on_SCC%E2%80%99s_Lincoln_Campus/Sculpture unveiled at new culinary space on SCC’s Lincoln Campus<p> Sculpture unveiled at new culinary space on SCC’s Lincoln Campus
The Great Plains Culinary Institute opens in January.
In five short weeks, students
in the Welding Technology program at Southeast Community College created a
distinct sculpture with a Midwest essence that will become part of the new</p>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:28:43 -06002017-12-15T16:28:43-06:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Ag_students_raise_money_for_good_cause_during_the_holidays/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Ag_students_raise_money_for_good_cause_during_the_holidays/Ag students raise money for good cause during the holidays<p> Ag students raise money for good cause during the holidays
This is the 12th year students have raised money.
Students in Southeast
Community College’s Agriculture Business &amp; Management Technology program
adopted 17 kids in the Beatrice community. Students raise money to buy the kids
toys an</p>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 15:50:29 -06002017-12-15T15:50:29-06:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Annual_MLK_Jr__Breakfast_set_for_Jan__12_at_Embassy_Suites_in_Lincoln/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Annual_MLK_Jr__Breakfast_set_for_Jan__12_at_Embassy_Suites_in_Lincoln/Annual MLK Jr. Breakfast set for Jan. 12 at Embassy Suites in Lincoln<p> Annual MLK Jr. Breakfast set for Jan. 12 at Embassy Suites in Lincoln
Dr. Paul Illich is one of the featured speakers.
When you attend the Martin
Luther King Jr. “Freedom Breakfast” in January, you will help local students
achieve their dream of attending college.
The 25 th Annual
MLK “Fr</p>Tue, 28 Nov 2017 15:00:23 -06002017-11-28T15:00:23-06:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/SCC_receives_$16,000_for_student_scholarships/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/SCC_receives_$16,000_for_student_scholarships/SCC receives $16,000 for student scholarships<p> SCC receives $16,000 for student scholarships
The money will go into the scholarship fund on each of SCC’s three campuses
Southeast Community College
received checks worth $16,000 on Nov. 21, proceeds from the 26 th annual
Wells Fargo Nebraska Open golf tournament held in September.
Gary Tho</p>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 17:20:40 -06002017-11-27T17:20:40-06:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/SCC_Beatrice_brings_opportunity__Newsstory/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/SCC_Beatrice_brings_opportunity__Newsstory/SCC Beatrice brings opportunity: Newsstory<p> SCC Beatrice brings opportunity
SCC Beatrice offers something for everyone.
Attracting a student base from around Nebraska, the United States and even globally, SCC Beatrice is a pivotal place when making career decisions for many of the students who attend.
While the community college is a great way to</p>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 13:58:08 -06002017-11-27T13:58:08-06:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Enjoy_dinner_and_a_show_this_holiday_season_in_Beatrice,_courtesy_SCC/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Enjoy_dinner_and_a_show_this_holiday_season_in_Beatrice,_courtesy_SCC/Enjoy dinner and a show this holiday season in Beatrice, courtesy SCC<p> SCC presents a Madrigal Dinner Show!
Enjoy dinner and a show this holiday season in Beatrice, courtesy SCC.
Take a break from the
stressors of holiday preparations and enjoy a relaxing dinner and a show at the
Beatrice Country Club!
Southeast Community College,
under the direction of Dr. Jon</p>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 12:04:23 -06002017-11-20T12:04:23-06:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/SCC_instructor_receives_2017_NCCA,_ACCT_Regional_Faculty_Award/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/SCC_instructor_receives_2017_NCCA,_ACCT_Regional_Faculty_Award/SCC instructor receives 2017 NCCA, ACCT Regional Faculty Award<p> SCC instructor receives 2017 NCCA, ACCT Regional Faculty Award
Fogell has taught science at SCC for 13 years.
Competing against faculty
members from four other Nebraska community colleges, Southeast Community
College’s Dan Fogell was selected to receive the Nebraska Community College
Associatio</p>Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:14:02 -06002017-11-07T11:14:02-06:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/1985_graduate_of_SCC_receives_alumni_award_from_NCCA/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/1985_graduate_of_SCC_receives_alumni_award_from_NCCA/1985 graduate of SCC receives alumni award from NCCA<p> 1985 graduate of SCC receives alumni award from NCCA
Fatemi receives award at NCCA conference in McCook.
Morteza Fatemi is the
recipient of the 2017 Nebraska Community College Association’s Distinguished
Alumni Award from Southeast Community College. Each of the five Nebraska
community colleges w</p>Tue, 07 Nov 2017 10:29:55 -06002017-11-07T10:29:55-06:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/SCC_student%E2%80%99s_apparel_business_is_now_at_Gateway_Mall/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/SCC_student%E2%80%99s_apparel_business_is_now_at_Gateway_Mall/SCC student’s apparel business is now at Gateway Mall<p> SCC student’s apparel business is now at Gateway Mall
h.flynn won 6 months of free retail space at Gateway Mall.
What started as a project for
a high school sewing class has turned into a stand-alone store at Gateway Mall.
Southeast Community College student,
Hayley Stamper, was one of two </p>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 15:08:30 -05002017-11-03T15:08:30-05:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/October_is_Breast_Cancer_Awareness_Month/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/October_is_Breast_Cancer_Awareness_Month/October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month<p> October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Programs decorated bras to raise money and awareness
Around one in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime in the United States. In order to raise awareness, the month of October is designated as Breast Cancer Awareness </p>Tue, 24 Oct 2017 14:40:50 -05002017-10-24T14:40:50-05:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Design___Drafting_students_get_real-life_experience_in_architectural_design/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Design___Drafting_students_get_real-life_experience_in_architectural_design/Design & Drafting students get real-life experience in architectural design<p> Design &amp; Drafting students get real-life experience in architectural design
Students get a chance to preserve history in Geneva.
Southeast Community College
Design &amp; Drafting Technology students are getting the chance to design and
modernize a band shell in Geneva. Members of the Geneva Ro</p>Tue, 24 Oct 2017 10:37:49 -05002017-10-24T10:37:49-05:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Eight-year-old_wins_Aksarben%E2%80%99s_Sow_Giveaway/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Eight-year-old_wins_Aksarben%E2%80%99s_Sow_Giveaway/Eight-year-old wins Aksarben’s Sow Giveaway<p> Eight-year-old wins Aksarben’s Sow Giveaway
Second place winner is Hastings teenager.
A third-grader from Wymore is
the proud new owner of a sow and her litter, raised in the Agriculture Businessand Management Technology program at Southeast Community College. Peyton Humphries
submitted an essa</p>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:03:54 -05002017-10-19T16:03:54-05:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/SCC_motorcycle_student_wins_Harley_for_program/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/SCC_motorcycle_student_wins_Harley_for_program/SCC motorcycle student wins Harley for program<p> SCC motorcycle student wins Harley for program
Student places third in SkillsUSA competition.
Students in Southeast
Community College’s Motorcycle, ATV and Personal Watercraft Technology program
can now practice their skills on a brand-new Harley-Davidson.
The bike was donated by
Harley-Da</p>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:03:41 -05002017-10-17T16:03:41-05:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/SCC_forms_partnership_with_Nebraska_Wesleyan_University/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/SCC_forms_partnership_with_Nebraska_Wesleyan_University/SCC forms partnership with Nebraska Wesleyan University<p> SCC forms partnership with Nebraska Wesleyan University
$15,000 annual scholarship available to SCC students who transfer to NWU.
Students at Southeast
Community College now have the option of transferring to Nebraska Wesleyan
University with a $15,000 annual scholarship.
“This innovative s</p>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:42:36 -05002017-10-10T14:42:36-05:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Oct__9-13_is_National_Transfer_Student_Week/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Oct__9-13_is_National_Transfer_Student_Week/Oct. 9-13 is National Transfer Student Week<p> Oct. 9-13 is National Transfer Student Week
Around 60 percent of SCC students are transfer students.
Megan Hartman has no regrets
about transferring from Southeast Community College to a four-year institution.
The Lincoln native said it gave her the chance to play a sport she loved
without the p</p>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 11:10:22 -05002017-10-10T11:10:22-05:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Summer_Quarter_2017_Dean_s_List/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Summer_Quarter_2017_Dean_s_List/Summer Quarter 2017 Dean's List<p> Summer Quarter 2017 Dean's List
SCC releases names of students who earned spots on Summer Quarter Dean’s List
Southeast Community College has released the names of students who earned a spot on the Dean’s List following the 2017 Summer Quarter, which ended Sept. 20.
To be recognized on SCC’s Dean’</p>Fri, 06 Oct 2017 15:50:27 -05002017-10-06T15:50:27-05:00http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Outstanding_employees_at_Milford_Campus/http://www.southeast.edu/News_Stories/Outstanding_employees_at_Milford_Campus/Outstanding employees at Milford Campus<p> Outstanding Faculty &amp; Staff Awards at Milford Campus
Employees are rewarded for their work in the classroom.
A handful of Southeast
Community College employees were recognized for their performance in and around
the classroom during a ceremony Thursday on the Milford Campus. The Farmers
&amp;</p>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 09:54:23 -05002017-09-22T09:54:23-05:00